Meaning & Definition of Even in English
English⟶
Even
/ivɪn/
noun
1. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- "He enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
synonym:
- evening,
- eve,
- even,
- eventide
verb
1. Make level or straight
- "Level the ground"
synonym:
- flush,
- level,
- even out,
- even
2. Become even or more even
- "Even out the surface"
synonym:
- even,
- even out
3. Make even or more even
synonym:
- even,
- even out
adjective
1. Divisible by two
synonym:
- even
2. Equal in degree or extent or amount
- Or equally matched or balanced
- "Even amounts of butter and sugar"
- "On even terms"
- "It was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"
- "Had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"
- "An even fight"
synonym:
- even,
- fifty-fifty
3. Being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture
- Or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
- "An even application of varnish"
- "An even floor"
- "The road was not very even"
- "The picture is even with the window"
synonym:
- even
4. Symmetrically arranged
- "Even features"
- "Regular features"
- "A regular polygon"
synonym:
- even,
- regular
5. Occurring at fixed intervals
- "A regular beat"
- "The even rhythm of his breathing"
synonym:
- even,
- regular
6. Of the score in a contest
- "The score is tied"
synonym:
- tied(p),
- even,
- level(p)
adverb
1. Used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
- "Even an idiot knows that"
- "Declined even to consider the idea"
- "I don't have even a dollar!"
synonym:
- even
2. In spite of
- Notwithstanding
- "Even when he is sick, he works"
- "Even with his head start she caught up with him"
synonym:
- even
3. To a greater degree or extent
- Used with comparisons
- "Looked sick and felt even worse"
- "An even (or still) more interesting problem"
- "Still another problem must be solved"
- "A yet sadder tale"
synonym:
- even,
- yet,
- still
4. To the full extent
- "Loyal even unto death"
synonym:
- even
Examples of using
How is this even possible?
I love him, but he doesn't even know I exist.
I don't even know how to respond to that.